Spheres of Inheritance in Aughnaboy

Spheres of Inheritance in Aughnaboy

This paper uses the concept of spheres to analyze the transmission of goods between the generations in Aughnaboy. It argues that a concept such as a sphere is necessary to unravel the complex patterns of inheritance in this rural sector of a complex Western industrial society, and it concludes that...

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Published in:American anthropologist Vol. 72; no. 6; pp. 1378 - 1388
Main Author: Leyton, Elliott H.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Washington, etc American Anthropological Association 01-12-1970
American Anthropological Association, etc
Subjects:
Brothers
Children
Concept/Concepts/Conception/Conceptual/ Conceptualization
Daughters
Fathers
Fixed capital
Inheritance
Ireland/Irish
Kinship
Parents
Property inheritance
Single status
Sons
Village/Villages/Villagers
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Summary:This paper uses the concept of spheres to analyze the transmission of goods between the generations in Aughnaboy. It argues that a concept such as a sphere is necessary to unravel the complex patterns of inheritance in this rural sector of a complex Western industrial society, and it concludes that there are three spheres of inheritance; each sphere distinguished by the movement of different items through different modes of exchange, and each sphere characterized by a distinct ideology and a distinct pattern of flow.
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ISSN:0002-7294
1548-1433
DOI:10.1525/aa.1970.72.6.02a00100